Bardwell Climatology

Thunderstorms Across the Southeast U.S.; Elevated to Locally Critical Fire Weather in Colorado

A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms are possible across the Southeast U.S. Friday. A Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) outlook has been issued. Strong winds and hail will be the main threats. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across south-central Colorado today due to dry conditions and gusty winds. Read More >

Bardwell Dam (Ellis County)

32º 16' N 96º 38' W

461 ft

30 Year Normals (1991-2020)
Month		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
N o r m a l	Maximum (°F)	56.5	60.9	67.6	74.9	82.2	89.9	94.1	95.2	88.5	78.6	66.9	58.8	76.2
	Minimum (°F)	35.8	39.5	46.4	54.2	63.4	71.6	74.1	73.6	67.3	55.1	45.4	37.9	55.4
	Precipitation (in.)	2.91	3.03	3.48	3.68	4.36	3.57	1.86	2.75	3.41	4.66	3.06	3.40	40.17
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2024		4.52	3.33	5.05
2023		1.62	4.15	3.48	3.84	3.17	4.00	0.82	0.11	3.39	10.86	1.17	3.40	40.01
2022		0.22	2.55	1.75	2.70	3.64	1.20	0.36	6.35	1.76	3.91	6.02	1.09	31.55
2021		1.66	1.58	1.61	2.60	10.08	3.52	4.18	3.19	0.71	3.79	2.09	0.62	35.63
2020		1.93	6.11	6.12	4.49	5.02	2.94	1.72	4.94	5.02	1.47	0.80	4.11	44.67
2019		2.90	2.39	1.43	7.02	7.04	8.30	0.10	0.93	1.84	5.17	0.85	0.66	38.63
2018		0.63	5.42	2.41	1.61	4.09	1.26	1.52	6.10	5.34	12.32	3.25	4.70	48.65
2017		2.33	2.40	1.75	4.25	2.09	5.53	1.99	3.29	0.68	1.94	1.63	1.96	29.84
2016		0.80	2.53	5.76	5.62	5.91	6.35	1.74	9.66	0.28	0.49	4.46	1.22	44.82
2015		3.85	3.76	4.20	7.04	13.36	2.86	0.00	2.89	1.10	14.41	8.21	7.68	69.36
2014		0.82	0.88	1.21	2.03	7.18	5.71	0.59	2.18	0.73	3.13	2.50	0.87	27.83
2013		5.16	1.17	1.33	3.90	3.53	1.16	3.63	1.03	5.17	6.78	3.64	2.11	38.61
2012		4.30	4.21	1.16	2.01	2.46	1.62	3.85	3.38	4.67	1.69	0.63	1.90	31.88
2011		3.49	2.51	0.19	2.87	2.69	2.20	0.06	0.12	2.19	2.70	2.23	5.88	27.13
2010		4.48	3.16	5.98	2.66	2.87	0.79	2.53	2.27	8.64	1.84	2.50	1.41	39.13
2009		1.13	0.95	7.99	5.29	3.48	1.62	3.63	1.47	8.09	13.71	1.53	2.34	51.23
2008		1.03	1.10	5.42	6.54	2.75	0.32	0.85	5.07	2.53	1.31	2.02	2.71	31.65
2007		4.17	1.52	9.13	1.37	10.10	11.88	3.67	0.27	3.82	0.87	1.73	2.08	50.61
2006		3.52	2.54	4.22	2.13	1.54	2.32	1.45	1.40	2.64	6.62	1.76	2.99	33.13
2005		5.40	2.10	1.21	3.21	2.86	1.11	3.09	3.37	2.22	0.12	1.31	0.17	26.17
2004		2.21	2.82	2.11	6.58	1.07	8.19	1.53	3.00	0.09	6.50	6.73	1.01	41.84
2003		0.48	4.79	1.04	1.37	2.68	5.19	0.38	2.81	5.56	3.72	0.93	1.10	30.05
2002		1.10	2.08	2.65	1.44	4.33	2.22	1.99	1.08	2.24	4.46	0.73	5.83	30.15
2001		3.48	6.13	6.63	0.72	4.06	1.71	2.28	1.89	5.14	4.26	3.05	7.71	47.06
2000		1.79	1.87	6.98	2.91	5.97	7.49	0.30	0.08	0.43	2.95	9.83	3.42	44.02
1999		5.26	0.28	1.66	2.69	3.93	1.95	0.12	0.38	1.26	2.16	0.33	3.16	23.18
1998		5.05	3.08	2.95	1.13	0.29	0.69	0.74	5.23	7.95	8.07	8.85	4.90	48.93
1997		2.41	6.58	4.13	6.79	2.49	4.67	0.87	5.44	0.03	4.59	2.52	6.93	47.45
1996		0.76	0.34	0.99	3.30	0.32	1.28	2.99	5.44	2.89	1.64	4.82	1.76	26.53
1995		5.20	0.62	4.21	8.14	6.72	4.28	4.27	2.56	1.66	0.24	0.47	1.19	39.56
1994		0.93	4.31	2.91	3.00	4.20	3.28	1.23	0.70	2.87	8.04	3.98	6.43	41.88
1993		2.77	4.10	3.44	4.91	2.47	4.03	0.00	1.02	3.22	12.57	2.25	1.30	42.08
1992		4.04	5.40	3.96	2.12	6.64	4.24	3.76	1.58	3.56	0.77	5.59	4.81	46.47
1991		4.38	3.43	1.08	2.70	4.77	2.77	2.97	4.43	4.40	5.10	2.40	9.03	47.46
1990		8.53	4.29	8.06	3.60	7.14	2.35	2.07	3.38	2.39	1.80	3.94	1.64	49.19
1989		2.58	3.37	2.81	2.93	7.84	4.88	2.56	2.77	2.10	1.33	0.74	0.54	34.45
1988		0.66	2.78	3.40	1.47	1.85	2.56	2.26	0.90	4.26	1.15	3.88	2.98	28.15
1987		1.48	4.97	1.61	0.93	8.76	7.01	1.34	0.11	2.73	0.43	6.03	3.94	39.34
1986		0.16	3.79	0.86	2.09	9.94	6.59	0.51	2.33	4.66	6.04	4.75	2.17	43.89
1985		3.08	2.17	3.98	3.91	1.46	2.46	2.84	0.66	3.18	10.94	3.91	2.71	41.30
1984		1.40	2.71	3.78	0.65	2.29	2.27	0.91	0.00	0.79	8.69	3.10	7.88	34.47
1983		0.31	4.66	3.22	0.06	5.46	6.15	1.93	3.80	1.31	1.49	2.41	0.83	31.63
1982		1.18	1.74	1.92	1.80	8.89	3.61	0.67	0.78	0.29	1.64	3.35	2.89	28.76
1981		1.45	1.12	3.34	1.00	6.42	13.71	2.52	3.27	1.36	5.27	2.24	0.15	41.85
1980		3.58	1.53	2.44	4.76	4.20	0.34	0.86	0.52	4.19	0.54	1.62	2.33	26.91
1979		3.17	2.43	4.57	2.41	11.74	1.03	2.70	2.81	3.14	1.37	0.72	4.11	40.20
1978		1.32	3.52	2.22	0.64	4.60	0.05	2.29	2.59	4.05	0.59	5.56	1.81	29.24
1977		2.37	3.52	3.81	3.99	0.63	1.97	0.94	2.24	2.01	0.88	2.92	0.45	25.73
1976		0.06	0.66	2.99	4.88	7.51	3.38	5.47	0.02	10.44	4.13	0.56	2.26	42.36
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975		1.75	2.82	2.77	3.47	7.56	2.57	3.03	0.73	2.63	0.97	1.25	1.99	31.54
1974		3.61	0.97	1.04	1.90	6.05	1.68	1.26	5.56	5.04	10.00	5.46	2.11	44.68
1973		3.90	2.26	3.85	9.23	2.15	7.83	5.72	0.42	4.86	5.26	1.70	0.61	47.79
1972		2.67	0.20	0.56	2.42	1.65	2.22	1.30	0.79	4.02	4.92	3.35	1.31	25.41
1971		0.13	1.53	0.62	2.17	2.37	2.70	6.26	2.25	1.08	6.96	2.27	5.27	33.61
1970		0.89	5.52	5.44	3.54	1.29	1.60	0.50	1.23	6.57	7.32	0.59	1.00	35.49
1969		0.46	4.03	5.51	3.12	9.23	0.85	0.06	0.81	4.49	5.94	1.24	3.83	39.57
1968		3.52	2.13	2.90	3.91	9.14	4.20	0.86	0.44	3.20	1.03	4.60	2.60	38.53
1967		0.36	0.79	1.09	2.90	5.52	1.41	3.41	0.52	7.43	12.19	3.69	4.28	43.59
1966		1.85	2.18	2.14	11.97	2.94	1.22	2.99	2.93	2.70	1.10	0.25	1.33	33.60
1965					1.98	7.94	2.12	0.45	0.95	6.73	1.32	3.92	1.96	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann